SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 15, 2023) – Information System Technician 2nd Class Marcus Fletcher, left, and Retail Specialist 3rd Class Ivelise Leachey search for and photograph distant ships as part of Ship’s Nautical or Otherwise Photographic Interpretation and Examination (SNOOPIE) Team training during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23), March 15, 2023. General quarters is a ship-wide alert for all hands to go to the positions they are to assume during combat or damage repair. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serves as a ready-response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tom Tonthat)
| Date Taken: | 03.15.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.20.2023 08:07 |
| Photo ID: | 7689807 |
| VIRIN: | 230315-N-HX806-2006 |
| Resolution: | 4670x3113 |
| Size: | 1.21 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 27 |
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